Uli Lenz

Uli Lenz, the dynamic and gifted German pianist whose playful sense of time, melody and composition has already been heard around the globe, is one of the new discoveries in jazz. Hes been on the European scene for over 20 years and has constantly toured Europe, Africa, South America, The Caribbean, The Middle East, The South Pacific, China and Southeast Asia, and has recorded over 8 albums. Lenzs appearances in the United States have been usually just in New York--but all that changed with the release of his first Arkadia Jazz CD, Rainmakers Dance.
Uli has led his own trio through 10 countries in the Caribbean, Central and South America, and appeared at the Montreaux Jazz Festival in 1989. Through the 90s, Uli worked with such artists as saxophonists Steve Grossman and Don Menza, Abbey Lincoln, Hannibal Marvin Peterson, bassist Ed Schuller, drummer Idris Muhammad, and recorded with vocalist Patricia Nomakosazana Dhlamini and saxophonist Johannes Barthelmes. Uli continues to tour internationally, often sponsored by the Goethe-Institut to represent Germany as a musical ambassador to Europe, East Africa, China, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, the list goes on and on. In 1997, Uli formed his current European trio, featuring bassist Pepe Berns and drummer Thomas Alkier.